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Social Media and Travel

Social Media Marketing

million iPads in the fourth quarter of 2011 alone. And their use of Groupon, Loopt, Foursquare and more prove it. And because the hotel where you're staying or the airport may not have many readily available sockets to charge your laptop, phone, tablet, etc., There are a few gadgets that I'd recommend as well.

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How to Steal the Next Billion Dollar Website Idea: A Case Study

Viper Chill

Easy Taxi was much later to the game – starting in Brazil in 2011 – and has since received more than $77m in backing. On the back of a recent $50M investment, FiveStars has a concept that isn’t too far removed from Groupon but done in a way that Foursquare really should have taken advantage of. The only problem?

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Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media.

Convince & Convert

Even with more and more sessions being staged outside the convention center in adjacent hotels, SXSW cannot get much bigger without serious impact to the attendee experience. Location, Location, Location The biggest story of the event was the widespread usage of presence services foursquare and Gowalla.